At July 1st, the Chinese Communist Party celebrated its 90th anniversary.

With the help of carefully designed activities that include concerts, performances of revolutionary events, TV shows, propaganda films and gala concerts in Shanghai, the Communist Party reasserted its popularity.

The climax of the holiday fell on a 90-minute speech Chinese President Hu Jintao, in which he praised the 90-year-old Communist Party, but drew attention to the need to combat corruption in the country.

We present here some photos from around the country celebrating 90 years of Chinese Communist Party.

Actor Van Penkay, who plays the former chairman of China's Mao Zedong,